AGENDA FOR THE SPRINGFIELD RETIREMENT BOARD MEETING
70 TAPLEY STREET, SPRINGFIELD, MA 01104
TO BE HELD ON MARCH 1, 2017 AT 5:00 P.M.
Agenda Item #1-Minutes
Vote to consider approving the minutes of the meeting held on February 8, 2017.
Agenda Item #2-Superannuations
Vote to consider the acceptance of the following Superannuations:
1. Richard J. Goodreau, Police Officer, Police Department with 34 years, 7 months as of 3/4/17
2. Carlos Landrau, Police Officer, Police Department with 32 years as of 4/1/17
3. Bonnie Roy, HR Manager, School Department with 10 years as of 3/9/17
4. Jorge Colon, Firefighter, Fire Department with 32 years as of 2/25/17
5. Jackie Ligon, Working Foreman 1, Water/Sewer Commission with 19 years as of 2/28/17
Vote to consider the request to rescind a Superannuation Application:
1. Charlotte Lee, Employment Director at Elder Affairs
Agenda Item #3-Warrants
Vote to reaffirm the approval of the following warrants:
Warrant #6 Expenses in the amount of $102,386.39
Warrant #7 February Retiree allowances in the amount of $6,125,608.82
and redemption from the PRIT fund in the amount of $5,900,000.00
Warrant # 8 Refunds in the amount of $196,192.56
Agenda Item #4-Refunds/Transfers to Other Systems
Vote to consider the eight (8) requests for refunds and transfers to other systems. The names have been submitted to their particular Department, the Law Department and the Massachusetts Department of Revenue.
Agenda Item #5-Redeposit of Refunds and Makeup of Contributions
Vote to consider the makeup of contributions to:
1. Lori Abbey, Paraprofessional, School Department, purchasing 6 months at the School Department as a part time Parent Facilitator.
2. Maria Diaz Rivera, Paraprofessional, School Department, purchasing 1 month at the School Department as a part time Parent Facilitator.
3. Xianhong Zheng, Financial Accountant, Comptroller, purchasing 5 months at the Comptroller’s Office as a part time Financial Accountant.
Agenda Item #6- Accidental Disability-Kevin McNeish/School Department
Vote to consider the acceptance of the application for Accidental Disability benefits submitted by Kevin McNeish, and request that PERAC convene a medical panel. Tabled from the January 4, 2017 meeting.
Agenda Item #7-Accidental Disability-William McDonald-Facilities
Vote to consider the responses of the medical panel regarding the application for Accidental Disability benefits submitted by William McDonald.
Agenda Item #8-COLA
Vote to consider the July 1, 2017 cost of living adjustment. Notice of this agenda item was sent to Mayor Sarno, the City Council, Executive Director Abrashkin of the Housing Authority, and Executive Director Schimmel of the Water & Sewer Commission.
Agenda Item #9-Director’s Report
Agenda Item #10-Attorney’s Report
Michael Basile/Fire Department-Hearing of Offset Claim on Third Party Recovery
Agenda Item #11-Old Business
Agenda Item #12-New Business
F. Y. I.
• PERAC Pension News
• PERAC Education-Upcoming Course Offerings
• January PRIT Fund Update
• Pre-Closing Trial balance for the month of December
• Budget Balances as of February 2017
• Recent Retiree Deaths
• Monthly Transfers for February
Next meeting: April 12, 2017
The Board reserves the right to consider items on the agenda out of order. In addition, the Board may enter into Executive Session during the meeting if requested by the individual or as deemed necessary by the Board or its Legal Counsel.